List of provincial correctional facilities in Ontario


This is a listing of past and present correctional facilities run by the provincial government in Ontario, Canada. Provincial correctional facilities for adults are operated by the province's Ministry of the [Solicitor General (Ontario)|Ministry of the Solicitor General]. Youth facilities have at various times been under the same jurisdiction, but currently fall under the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services.

Types of facilities

Adult correctional facilities in Ontario are divided into four categories: correctional centres, jails, detention centres, and treatment centres. Some facilities are more than one type. Correctional centres house sentenced offenders who are serving a period of incarceration of up to two years, less a day. Provincial jails and detention centres house persons awaiting trial, offenders serving short sentences, or offenders awaiting transfer to other facilities. Jails are smaller and older facilities originally established by local governments while detention centres are larger, regional facilities. Treatment centres are specialized facilities treating offenders for sexual misconduct, substance abuse, anger management, and other issues.
Youth correctional facilities in Ontario are also called "secure custody facilities" and hold young people who were between 12 and 17 years of age at the time of offence. Youths are held in secure custody facilities if they are sentenced to secure custody after being found guilty of a crime or if a youth is ordered to be held in custody before or during a trial., the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services directly operates six secure custody facilities.

Operational correctional facilities

Adult

NameLocationOpened
Algoma Treatment and Remand CentreSault Ste. Marie1990
Brockville JailBrockville1842
Central East Correctional CentreLindsay2002
Central North Correctional CentrePenetanguishene2001
Elgin-Middlesex Detention CentreLondon1977
Fort Frances JailFort Frances1908
Hamilton-Wentworth Detention CentreHamilton1978
Kenora JailKenora1929
Maplehurst Correctional ComplexMilton1975
Monteith Correctional ComplexIroquois Falls1938
Niagara Detention CentreThorold1973
North Bay JailNorth Bay1930
Ontario Correctional InstituteBrampton1973
Ottawa-Carleton Detention CentreOttawa1972
Quinte Detention CentreGreater Napanee1971
Brockville2003
Sarnia JailSarnia1961
South West Detention CentreMaidstone2013
Stratford JailStratford1901
Sudbury JailSudbury1928
Thunder Bay Correctional CentreThunder Bay1965
Thunder Bay JailThunder Bay1928
Toronto East Detention CentreToronto1977
Toronto South Detention CentreToronto2014
Vanier Centre for WomenMilton2003
Waypoint [Centre for Mental Health Care]Penetanguishene1904

Youth

NameLocationOpened
Cecil Facer Youth CentreSudbury1971
Donald Doucet Youth CentreSault Ste. Marie2008
Justice Ronald Lester Youth CentreThunder Bay2009
Roy McMurtry Youth CentreBrampton2009
Syl Apps Youth CentreOakville1973
Sprucedale Youth CentreSimcoe1966

Past jails and correctional facilities

FacilityOpenedClosed
Andrew Mercer Reformatory for Women18721969
Barrie Jail18422001
Belleville Jail18381971
Bluewater Youth Centre19852002
Brookside Youth Centre19482021
Bracebridge Jail18821946
Brampton Adult Training Centre19471979
Brampton Jail18671977
Brantford Jail18522017
Burtch Correctional Centre19492003
Burwash Industrial Farm19141974
Carleton County Jail
Cayuga Jail18511973
Chatham Jail18502014
Cobourg Jail18341998
Concord Industrial Farm for Women
Cornwall Jail18332002
Durham Camp
Goderich Jail
Grandview [Training School for Girls]19331976
Guelph Correctional Centre19102003
Guelph Jail18401980
Haileybury Jail19351998
Halton County Jail18631978
Hamilton Jail18321978
Home District Jail 18381887
Huron County Gaol18421972
Invictus Youth Centre
King Street Gaol17981827
King Street Gaol1824
Kingston Jail18352014
Kitchener Jail18531978
L'Orignal Jail18251998
Lindsay Jail18632003
Millbrook Correctional Centre19572003
Milton Jail18781978
Mimico Correctional Centre18872011
Napanee Jail18651971
Niagara Falls Gaol
Nicholas Street Gaol18621972
Norfolk County Gaol18481978
Ontario County Jail 18531960
Ontario Reformatory—Brampton
Ontario Reformatory—Guelph
Ontario Reformatory—Millbrook
Ontario Reformatory—Mimico
Orangeville Jail
Ottawa Jail18621972
Owen Sound Jail18542011
Parry Sound Jail18782001
Peel County Jail
Pembroke Jail18672004
Peterborough Jail18422001
Picton Jail18341971
Port Dalhousie Jail1845
Project Turnaround 19972004
Renfrew County Gaol18662004
Rideau Correctional and Treatment Centre 19472004
Sault Ste. Marie District Jail19282003
St. Catharines Jail18681973
Simcoe Jail18671978
Toronto Central Prison18731915
Toronto (Don) Jail18642014
Toronto Municipal Farm for Women 19121939
Toronto West Detention Centre19782014
Toronto Youth Assessment Centre
Trafalgar Jail
Victoria Industrial School for Boys
Walkerton Jail18662011
Waterloo Detention Centre19782001
Wellington Detention Centre19802001
Whitby Jail19582003
Windsor Jail2014
Woodstock Jail18531977